Research Assistant - Faculty of Health

UTS has a bold vision to be a world-leading university of technology. We are a dynamic and innovative university in central Sydney, consistently ranked the top young university in Australia. With a culturally diverse campus life and extensive international exchange and research programs, UTS prepares graduates for the workplaces of today and tomorrow.

The Palliative Care Clinical Studies Collaborative (PaCCSC) is a member based research network that provides the infrastructure support for the conduct of clinical trials in palliative and supportive care. The PaCCSC is part of IMPACCT, and is based in the Faculty of Health.  We are looking to appoint a Research Assistant with strengths in research data administration.

About the Role

As a Research Assistant you will contribute to the smooth operation of PaCCSC, in particular the data administration functions for the smooth conduct of a range of clinical trials and associated activities and provide high quality data administration services which support the effective operations of the national office of the PaCCSC.

In this role you will:

• Manage  the development and execution of architectures, policies, and procedures that efficiently and effectively manage the data lifecycle for a range of clinical trials
• Plan, organise, describe and control the associated research data resources to maximise the efficiency of the data management system
• Develop and maintain appropriate data dictionaries and other tools to help maintain consistency and avoid redundancy
• Assist in the preparation of data for the purposes of input into manuscripts and reports
• Provide data support to the RAPID Pharmacovigilance program of studies.

About You

You are well organised and have strong time management and high level communication skills. You will have previous experience working on research in cancer or palliative care coupled with well-developed skills in project management and research data management systems and software.

You will also bring:

• Experience in developing materials that support the research process
• Understanding of the clinical trials data management requirements
• Demonstrated capacity to use a range of software packages; ie: Excel, SPSS (or similar), Access, MSOffice, EndNote, NVivo, REDCap, Medrio, OpenClinica
• Ability to work at a high level of accuracy and detail, whilst frequently working under pressure and quickly respond to many ad hoc requests while maintaining excellent work presentation.

Base Salary Range: pro rata $79,217 to $85,772 pa (HEW 6)

This role attracts 9.5% superannuation in addition to the base salary.

Our commitment to work/life support includes benefits such as flexible work practices, child care centres, generous parental leave and support to carers.

This position is part-time (0.8FTE) and appointment will be made on a fixed term basis for nine months.

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Specific enquiries regarding the role may be directed to Linda Brown via email: Linda.Brown@uts.edu.au

Enquiries or issues with your application may be directed to Julie Small, Recruitment Consultant, on 02 9514 2039.
 
Closing Date: Monday 24th September 2018 at 11.59pm (AEST)

Applicants must have unlimited work rights in Australia. 

Please note: We are only accepting on-line applications for this post, however, if you have a disability that makes it difficult for you to provide us with information in this way, please contact the Recruitment Team for assistance. 

 We are committed to diversity and social inclusion, evidenced by our WGEA Employer of Choice citation, Wingara Indigenous Employment Strategy and the UTS Access and Inclusion Plan. We welcome applications from women (particularly for senior and non-traditional roles), Indigenous Australians, people with disability, those who identify as LGBTIQ and applicants from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.